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From: Preference on 14 Dec 2006 13:08
Hi,

I'm having problems installing an application in Windows Vista related to
finding VC80 libraries in the target system.

In VS 2005 I have created an ATL dll (with MFC support), and I created a
Setup project for this dll. The Setup detects the merge modules that the
project needs (ATL, MFC, CRT, and their policy files ). The manifest file for
my dll is generated and embeded by VS.

On XP SP2 I install the msi and it works fine. The dll is registered.

Now I try to install this msi in Windows Vista (Version 6.0.6000) but it
fails registering the dll. I try to register it manually with regsvr32 and
the same problem.

The events log says: "Error generating context activation for "c:\program
files\testvista\TESTVISTA.DLL". Couldn't find dependant assembly
Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"...."

sxstrace says: from Spanish version (sorry for the translation):

=================
Start activation context generation
Input parameter:
Flags = 0
ProcessorArchitecture = x86
CultureFallBacks = es-ES;es
ManifestPath = C:\Program Files\Preference\TestVista\TestVista.dll
AssemblyDirectory = C:\Program Files\Preference\TestVista\
Application Config File =
-----------------
INFORMATION: analizing manifest file C:\Program
Files\Preference\TestVista\TestVista.dll.
INFORMATION: manifest definition identity is (null)
INFORMATION: reference:
Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"
INFORMATION: reference:
Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"
INFORMATION: reference:
Microsoft.VC80.ATL,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"
INFORMATION: resolving reference
Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0".
INFORMATION: resolving reference of ProcessorArchitecture x86.
INFORMATION: resolving reference culture Neutral.
INFORMATION: applying binding directive.
INFORMATION: seraching edit directive in
C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_policy.8.0.microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.312_none_91939f3c671de810.manifest
INFORMATION: assembly version redirected by edit directive.
INFORMATION: directive identity is
Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.312".
INFORMATION: start assembly search.
INFORMATION: try search manifest
C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.312_none_10b2ee7b9bffc2c7.manifest.
INFORMATION: manifest found in
C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.312_none_10b2ee7b9bffc2c7.manifest.
INFORMATION: end manifest search.
INFORMATION: resolving reference
Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui,language="*",processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.312".
INFORMATION: resolving reference of ProcessorArchitecture x86.
INFORMATION: resolving reference culture es-ES.
INFORMATION: applying binding directive.
INFORMATION: couldn't find edit directive.
INFORMATION: couldn't find binding directive redirection.
INFORMATION: start assembly search.
INFORMATION: couldn't find assembly in WinSxS.
INFORMATION: try search manifest in
C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui\8.0.50727.312_es-ES_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui.DLL.
INFORMATION: couldn't find reference to manifest culture es-ES.
INFORMATION: send assembly search.
INFORMATION: resolving reference culture es.
INFORMATION: applying binding directive.
INFORMATION: couldn't find edit directive.
INFORMATION: couldn't find binding directive redirection.
INFORMATION: start assembly search.
INFORMATION: couldn't find assembly in WinSxS.
INFORMATION: try search manifest en
C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui\8.0.50727.312_es_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui.DLL.
INFORMATION: couldn't find reference to manifest culture es.
INFORMATION: end assembly search.

INFORMATION: resolving reference
Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0".
INFORMATION: resolving reference of de ProcessorArchitecture x86.
INFORMATION: resolving reference culture Neutral.
INFORMATION: applying binding directive.
INFORMATION: couldn't find edit directive.
INFORMATION: couldn't find binding directive redirection.
INFORMATION: start assembly search.
INFORMATION: couldn't find assembly in WinSxS.
INFORMATION: try search manifest
C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC80.MFC\8.0.50608.0__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.DLL.
INFORMATION: try search manifest C:\Program
Files\Preference\TestVista\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.DLL.
INFORMATION: try search manifest C:\Program
Files\Preference\TestVista\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.MANIFEST.
INFORMATION: try search manifest C:\Program
Files\Preference\TestVista\Microsoft.VC80.MFC\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.DLL.
INFORMATION: try search manifest C:\Program
Files\Preference\TestVista\Microsoft.VC80.MFC\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.MANIFEST.
INFORMATION: couldn't find reference to manifest culture Neutral.
INFORMATION: end assembly search.
ERROR: couldn't resolve reference
Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0".
ERROR: error in activation context generation.
End activation context generation


Any idea about this problem?

Thanks

From: Brian Muth on 14 Dec 2006 16:19
Try linking statically to your libraries. Your MFC runtime appears to be
missing.

Brian

"Preference" <preference(a)newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:D9C0F4B0-BFD3-429A-A353-07C2B320A3CC(a)microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm having problems installing an application in Windows Vista related to
> finding VC80 libraries in the target system.
>
> In VS 2005 I have created an ATL dll (with MFC support), and I created a
> Setup project for this dll. The Setup detects the merge modules that the
> project needs (ATL, MFC, CRT, and their policy files ). The manifest file
> for
> my dll is generated and embeded by VS.
>
> On XP SP2 I install the msi and it works fine. The dll is registered.
>
> Now I try to install this msi in Windows Vista (Version 6.0.6000) but it
> fails registering the dll. I try to register it manually with regsvr32 and
> the same problem.
>
> The events log says: "Error generating context activation for "c:\program
> files\testvista\TESTVISTA.DLL". Couldn't find dependant assembly
> Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"...."
>
> sxstrace says: from Spanish version (sorry for the translation):
>
> =================
> Start activation context generation
> Input parameter:
> Flags = 0
> ProcessorArchitecture = x86
> CultureFallBacks = es-ES;es
> ManifestPath = C:\Program Files\Preference\TestVista\TestVista.dll
> AssemblyDirectory = C:\Program Files\Preference\TestVista\
> Application Config File =
> -----------------
> INFORMATION: analizing manifest file C:\Program
> Files\Preference\TestVista\TestVista.dll.
> INFORMATION: manifest definition identity is (null)
> INFORMATION: reference:
> Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"
> INFORMATION: reference:
> Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"
> INFORMATION: reference:
> Microsoft.VC80.ATL,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"
> INFORMATION: resolving reference
> Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0".
> INFORMATION: resolving reference of ProcessorArchitecture x86.
> INFORMATION: resolving reference culture Neutral.
> INFORMATION: applying binding directive.
> INFORMATION: seraching edit directive in
> C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_policy.8.0.microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.312_none_91939f3c671de810.manifest
> INFORMATION: assembly version redirected by edit directive.
> INFORMATION: directive identity is
> Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.312".
> INFORMATION: start assembly search.
> INFORMATION: try search manifest
> C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.312_none_10b2ee7b9bffc2c7.manifest.
> INFORMATION: manifest found in
> C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.312_none_10b2ee7b9bffc2c7.manifest.
> INFORMATION: end manifest search.
> INFORMATION: resolving reference
> Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui,language="*",processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.312".
> INFORMATION: resolving reference of ProcessorArchitecture x86.
> INFORMATION: resolving reference culture es-ES.
> INFORMATION: applying binding directive.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find edit directive.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find binding directive redirection.
> INFORMATION: start assembly search.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find assembly in WinSxS.
> INFORMATION: try search manifest in
> C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui\8.0.50727.312_es-ES_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui.DLL.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find reference to manifest culture es-ES.
> INFORMATION: send assembly search.
> INFORMATION: resolving reference culture es.
> INFORMATION: applying binding directive.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find edit directive.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find binding directive redirection.
> INFORMATION: start assembly search.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find assembly in WinSxS.
> INFORMATION: try search manifest en
> C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui\8.0.50727.312_es_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.mui.DLL.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find reference to manifest culture es.
> INFORMATION: end assembly search.
>
> INFORMATION: resolving reference
> Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0".
> INFORMATION: resolving reference of de ProcessorArchitecture x86.
> INFORMATION: resolving reference culture Neutral.
> INFORMATION: applying binding directive.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find edit directive.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find binding directive redirection.
> INFORMATION: start assembly search.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find assembly in WinSxS.
> INFORMATION: try search manifest
> C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC80.MFC\8.0.50608.0__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.DLL.
> INFORMATION: try search manifest C:\Program
> Files\Preference\TestVista\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.DLL.
> INFORMATION: try search manifest C:\Program
> Files\Preference\TestVista\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.MANIFEST.
> INFORMATION: try search manifest C:\Program
> Files\Preference\TestVista\Microsoft.VC80.MFC\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.DLL.
> INFORMATION: try search manifest C:\Program
> Files\Preference\TestVista\Microsoft.VC80.MFC\Microsoft.VC80.MFC.MANIFEST.
> INFORMATION: couldn't find reference to manifest culture Neutral.
> INFORMATION: end assembly search.
> ERROR: couldn't resolve reference
> Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0".
> ERROR: error in activation context generation.
> End activation context generation
>
>
> Any idea about this problem?
>
> Thanks
>


From: Walter Wang [MSFT] on 14 Dec 2006 22:49
Hi,

This might be a problem in the merge module of vc 8.0 redist. Would you
please try to download the standalone redist package and installed it on
Vista:

#Download details: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-
9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en


and try to manually register your dll manually to see if it works.


If this works, then we can continue the troubleshooting of the merge
modules. Thanks.


Sincerely,
Walter Wang (wawang(a)online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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From: Preference on 15 Dec 2006 03:45
Hi,

Before installing VC++ Redistributable package, Dependency walker says
that MFC80U.DLL, MSVCR80.DLL and ATL80.DLL are missing. The msi and manual
registration fails.

After installing VC++ Redistributable package the msi works. But if I try
to register manually the dll fails again. Dependency walker says that only
MSVCR80.DLL is missing. The version of the installed MFC80U.dll and ATL80
..dll is 8.0.50727.42, but the version of MSVCR80.dll is 8.0.50727.312.

From: Tim Roberts on 16 Dec 2006 02:02
Preference <preference(a)newsgroup.nospam> wrote:
>
> I'm having problems installing an application in Windows Vista related to
>finding VC80 libraries in the target system.
>...
> Now I try to install this msi in Windows Vista (Version 6.0.6000) but it
>fails registering the dll. I try to register it manually with regsvr32 and
>the same problem.
>
> The events log says: "Error generating context activation for "c:\program
>files\testvista\TESTVISTA.DLL". Couldn't find dependant assembly
>Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0"...."

In the one year since the release of VS2005, the side-by-side stuff has
already caused me, personally, FAR more aggravation, frustration,
hair-pulling and headaches than ANY case of DLL hell since the Microsoft's
comctl version stupidity during te Windows 3.1 days.

SxS is a bizarre and baroque solution to a problem that has been adequately
solved for at least a decade. It is a huge and unnecessary complication.
--
Tim Roberts, timr(a)probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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